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Live Births by Age and Race of Mother,
1940–2005
The following table shows the number of live births to Black, White, Hispanic, American Indian, and Asian women age 15 to 49 between 1940 and 2005.
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Age of mother |
Year1/race |
Total |
Under 15 |
15–19 |
20–24 |
25–29 |
30–34 |
35–39 |
40–44 |
45–492 |
1940 |
2,558,647 |
3,865 |
332,667 |
799,537 |
693,268 |
431,468 |
222,015 |
68,269 |
7,558 |
1945 |
2,858,449 |
4,028 |
298,868 |
832,746 |
785,299 |
554,906 |
296,852 |
78,853 |
6,897 |
1950 |
3,631,512 |
5,413 |
432,911 |
1,155,167 |
1,041,360 |
610,816 |
302,780 |
77,743 |
5,322 |
1955 |
4,014,112 |
6,181 |
493,770 |
1,290,939 |
1,133,155 |
732,540 |
352,320 |
89,777 |
5,430 |
1960 |
4,257,850 |
6,780 |
586,966 |
1,426,912 |
1,092,816 |
687,722 |
359,908 |
91,564 |
5,182 |
1965 |
3,760,358 |
7,768 |
590,894 |
1,337,350 |
925,732 |
529,376 |
282,908 |
81,716 |
4,614 |
1970 |
3,731,386 |
11,752 |
644,708 |
1,418,874 |
994,904 |
427,806 |
180,244 |
49,952 |
3,146 |
1975 |
3,144,198 |
12,642 |
582,238 |
1,093,676 |
936,786 |
375,500 |
115,409 |
26,319 |
1,628 |
1980 |
3,612,258 |
10,169 |
552,161 |
1,226,200 |
1,108,291 |
550,354 |
140,793 |
23,090 |
1,200 |
1985 |
3,760,561 |
10,220 |
467,485 |
1,141,320 |
1,201,350 |
696,354 |
214,336 |
28,334 |
1,162 |
1990 |
4,158,212 |
11,657 |
521,826 |
1,093,730 |
1,277,108 |
886,063 |
317,583 |
48,607 |
1,638 |
1995 |
3,899,589 |
12,242 |
499,873 |
965,547 |
1,063,539 |
904,666 |
383,745 |
67,250 |
2,727 |
1996 |
3,914,953 |
11,242 |
494,272 |
951,247 |
1,078,411 |
904,329 |
400,810 |
71,663 |
2,980 |
1997 |
3,880,894 |
10,121 |
483,220 |
942,048 |
1,069,436 |
886,798 |
409,710 |
76,084 |
3,333 |
1998 |
3,941,553 |
9,462 |
484,895 |
965,122 |
1,083,010 |
889,365 |
424,890 |
81,027 |
3,7822 |
1999 |
3,959,417 |
9,054 |
476,050 |
981,929 |
1,078,252 |
892,400 |
434,294 |
83,090 |
4,3482 |
2000 |
4,058,814 |
8,5193 |
468,990 |
1,017,806 |
1,087,547 |
929,278 |
452,057 |
90,013 |
4,6042 |
2001 |
4,025,933 |
7,7813 |
445,944 |
1,021,627 |
1,058,265 |
942,697 |
451,723 |
92,813 |
5,0832 |
2002 |
4,021,726 |
7,315 |
425,493 |
1,022,106 |
1,060,391 |
951,219 |
453,927 |
95,788 |
5,4872 |
2003 |
4,089,950 |
6,661 |
414,580 |
1,032,305 |
1,086,366 |
975,546 |
467,642 |
101,005 |
5,8452 |
2004 |
4,115,590 |
6,789 |
415,408 |
1,034,834 |
1,105,297 |
967,008 |
476,123 |
103,917 |
6,2142 |
2005 |
4,138,349 |
6,722 |
414,593 |
1,040,388 |
1,131,596 |
950,691 |
483,156 |
104,667 |
6,1192 |
White |
3,229,294 |
3,645 |
295,265 |
790,445 |
899,406 |
763,387 |
389,289 |
82,638 |
4,8762 |
Black |
633,134 |
2,837 |
103,905 |
203,716 |
156,161 |
100,935 |
51,636 |
13,201 |
7042 |
American Indian4 |
44,813 |
136 |
7,807 |
15,333 |
11,189 |
6,619 |
2,969 |
722 |
372 |
Asian
or Pacific Islander |
231,108 |
104 |
7,616 |
30,894 |
64,840 |
79,750 |
39,262 |
8,106 |
5022 |
Hispanic origin5 |
985,505 |
2,466 |
136,906 |
287,896 |
266,590 |
186,398 |
85,739 |
18,597 |
8912 |
NOTE: Data refer only to births occurring within the
U.S.
1. Data for 1940–1955 are adjusted for
under-registration. Beginning 1960, only registered births are shown.
Data for 1960–1970 based on a 50% sample of births. For 1972–1984, based
on 100% of births in selected states and on 50% sample in all other
states. Beginning 1989, births are tabulated by race of mother;
previously based on race of child.
2. Beginning 1998, ages 45–54.
3. Ages 10–14.
4. Includes births to Aleuts and
Eskimos.
5. Persons of Hispanic origin may be any
race.
Source: National Center for Health
Statistics, National Vital Statistics Reports, vol. 56, no. 6,
Dec. 5, 2007. Web: www.cdc.gov/nchs .
Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education,
Inc. All rights reserved.
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